Pivot

Smith's book discusses her experiences as a political operative, detailing both wins and losses in various campaigns and offering insights into political strategies. She compares the persistence required in politics to that of professional football, emphasizing the importance of belief and stamina.

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I don't try to sugarcoat things or glamorize things or sanitize things.

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Smith's book discusses her experiences as a political operative, detailing both wins and losses in various campaigns and offering insights into political strategies. She compares the persistence required in politics to that of professional football, emphasizing the importance of belief and stamina.

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I don't try to sugarcoat things or glamorize things or sanitize things.

The idea behind Any Given Sunday is that the worst team in the league can walk out on the field and beat the best team. The best team can lose to the worst team. And it's not those wins or losses that define you. What defines you is, do you pick yourself up off the turf and go to the next Sunday?

And politics is similar because as I go through in my book, Any Given Tuesday, there are a lot of losses and there are a lot of wins. And if you let the wins go to your head, that's not a good thing. If you let the losses beat you down, that's not a good thing.

But ultimately it involves an element of belief to be able to go election to election. And stamina. And stamina. And stamina.

one thing I tried to do in my book as well is I don't try to sugarcoat things or glamorize things or sanitize things

Podcast

The Bulwark Podcast

The guest mentioned writing about an interaction she had with Jimmy Carter in Plains, Georgia, during Pete Buttigieg's presidential race in this book.

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I actually wrote about this in my book.

— Episode: Lis Smith: Go After the Weird Angle

Episode: Lis Smith: Go After the Weird Angle

The guest mentioned writing about an interaction she had with Jimmy Carter in Plains, Georgia, during Pete Buttigieg's presidential race in this book.

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I actually wrote about this in my book.

And as I say in my book, either you feed the beast or the beast feeds on you.

And what it indicated to me is that this is someone who when 30% of people want to learn more about you should be going out and doing more interviews.

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Lovett or Leave It

Liz Smith's book, 'Any Given Tuesday', was mentioned and promoted during the podcast, discussed briefly, and was recommended to listeners to purchase at brick and mortar bookstores.

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Here to discuss it is the author of the new book Any Given Tuesday, A Political Love Story. Please welcome to the stage, Liz Smith.

— Episode: Death Becomes Her Majesty

Episode: Death Becomes Her Majesty